Indeed, for me going back to an lts version helped me work around this. Currently on 6.1 and that seems to not have this issue.

Apple enters the chat

Yes, except the free part

I like it, even though I’m not sure if I would call it the GNOME official workflow (is that even a thing?). I usually don’t get close to having 10 applications open. I tend to work with about 1 to 3 workspaces with various applications based on my needs. Furthermore, I keep the windows non-maximized which helps me condense more information yone screen

I don’t think improved performance has ever lead to shorter workdays. So, I’d say it’s in favor of employees to keep AI use secret. Shorter workdays comes from legislation, which I guess is created after some kind of protest.